Balance of Power is a quest of the Saints & Seducers Creation Club content in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition.
Objectives[]
- Read Ri'saad's note
- Locate the Saints bandit camp
- Defeat the Saints Bandit Leader
- Investigate the Saints bandit camp
- Read the Saints Bandit Leader's Journal
- Locate Kinthal's Saints bandit camp
- Defeat Kinthal
- Search Kinthal's Saints bandit camp
- Read Kinthal's Journal
- Locate the Seducers bandit camp
- Defeat the Seducers Bandit Leader
- Investigate the Seducers bandit camp
- Read the Seducers Bandit Leader's Journal
- Locate Svarig's Seducers bandit camp
- Defeat Svarig
- Search Svarig's Saints bandit camp
- Read Svarig's Journal
- Return to Ri'saad
Walkthrough[]
Ri'saad is the leader of a trading caravan that travels the road between Whiterun and Markarth. When first encountered he will complain about bandit trouble and give the Dragonborn a note outlining his encounters with two different bandit groups. Reading the note will add two new quest markers for finding the two bandit encampments. The camps do not need to be defeated in any particular order. Each group consists of a leader and four other lower level bandits. The Saints are geared more towards heavy armor and physical fighting, while the Seducers have light armor and boast a mage among them. In both camps the "investigate" objective consists of looting the bandit leader's body for their journal. Both camps have a cage with a "teleport pet" inside, a Manic and Demented Elytra Nymph respectively. Each camp will have quite a bit of loot including the weapons and armor of Golden Saints or Dark Seducers.
After looting and reading the journal the quest markers will update to guide the Dragonborn to another camp of each type, Kinthal's for the Saints and Svarig's for the Seducers where the previous process is repeated by killing the leader and other bandits present, looting the journals, and reading them. Once the journals have been read a new quest will be added for "Restoring Order," but you still have to locate Ri'saad again and inform him his bandit troubles have been dealt with to complete the quest. At some point after looting Kinthal and Svarag, a group of Saints and Seducers will track down the Dragonborn for revenge. [?]
Rewards[]
- 300
Journal[]
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| 100 | I've heard a rumor that a Khajiit caravan merchant has been running into trouble with bandits along the road, and is in need of assistance. I should speak to him if we ever cross paths.
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| 200 | I spoke to Ri'saad, the traveling caravan merchant, about trouble along the road. He handed me a note that has more details.
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| 300 | In Ri'saad's note, he details that he has been attacked by bandit gangs calling themselves the "Saints" and "Seducers" wielding strange weapons and armor. He noted the location where they were each last seen along his route. Ri'saad is offering a reward for defeating these new bands of thugs.
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| 400 | I've located the bandits that call themselves the Saints. I must deal with them in order to make this trade route safer to travel. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 420 | I defeated the Saints bandits. I should investigate the campsite. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 425 | I discovered a journal on one of the bandits. I should read it to learn more about who they are.
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| 430 | It seems like more of the Saints bandits have set up camp elsewhere, along with their leader. The location of their leader's camp was detailed in a journal I discovered. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 440 | I've located more of the Saints bandits, along with their leader. I will need to defeat them.
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| 450 | I have defeated the Saints bandit leader. I should look around for more information.
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| 455 | I found a journal on the leader of the Saints bandits. I should read it to see if there is anything more to learn about these strange criminals.
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| 460 | I discovered a note that detailed how the Saints bandits are being assisted by a conjurer who seeks strange artifacts. The note was vague about his whereabouts, only noting that he is somewhere in Solitude. I should now finish eliminating the Seducers, the other bandit group causing trouble for Ri'saad's caravans. Perhaps I can learn more about this conjurer and where to find him.
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| 500 | I've located the bandits that call themselves the Seducers. To make the roads safer to travel, and learn more about the bandits, I will have to defeat them. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 520 | I defeated the Seducers bandits. I should investigate the campsite. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 525 | I found a journal on the bandit leader. I should read it to learn more about who they are.
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| 530 | It seems like more of the Seducers bandits have set up camp elsewhere, along with their leader. The location of their leader's camp was detailed in a journal I discovered. (if the Dragonborn knows about them) or
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| 540 | I've located more of the Seducers bandits, along with their leader. I will need to defeat them.
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| 550 | I have defeated the Seducers bandit leader. I should look around for more information.
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| 555 | I found the journal of the leader of the Seducers bandits. I should read it to see if there is anything more to learn about these strange criminals.
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| 560 | I discovered a note that detailed how the Seducers bandits are being assisted by a conjurer who seeks strange artifacts. The note was vague about his whereabouts, only noting that he is somewhere in a sewer. I should now finish eliminating the Saints, the other bandit group causing trouble for Ri'saad's caravans. Perhaps I can learn more about this conjurer and where to find him.
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| 900 | I have defeated the Saints and Seducers bandit leaders, and now the roads should be safer to travel. I should speak to Ri'saad to let him know.
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| 2000 | I spoke to Ri'saad, who rewarded me for defeating the bandits and helping make the roads safe to travel.
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Bugs[]
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This section contains bugs related to Balance of Power. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- Due to a script error in stage 560, the entrance to Solitude Sewers may not be enabled.
- Fix: Clear Saints bandit camps first before Seducers bandit camps. In other words, clear stage 460 first.
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